ROTORUA, New Zealand -- The Maori, a Polynesian people who were the first humans to live in New Zealand, are today more numerous around Rotorua than elsewhere in the country. As a result, a chance ...

As dusk cloaks the Auckland suburb of Otara, the Tradewinds Tavern – a squat green and white building with filthy windows – is packed with drinkers. Angry voices sound a crescendo and the door ...

Told from the perspectives of nine female filmmakers, “Waru” is the first feature film from New Zealand to be made by Maori women since Mereta Mita’s “Mauri,” almost 30 years ago.

Nga Wai Hono i te Po, 27, is the second woman to assume the ceremonial role. She takes the throne as some of the country’s pro-Maori policies are being pared back.

When New Zealand kicked off the Women’s World Cup opener against Norway last week, just three of the 23 Football Ferns traced their roots to the Indigenous Maori people ...